Every August, National Day Parades will showcase performances from different cultures, highlighting how Singapore is a multiracial country, a fusion of cultures due to its immigrant past. Although my grandmother would dismiss expatriates from other countries as “waiguoren” or foreigners, our ancestors were “waiguoren” too. Straits Chinese traders, coolies from Java and merchants from India flocked to Singapore to search for a better life during our colonial days. No matter where these foreign workers and immigrants were from, Singapore let them in. Fast forward two hundred years, and Singapore continues to attract people from all over the world. My grandfather is accompanied to the dialysis centre by my Myanmar helper. Her name is Sister
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Some have blamed migrants for putting additional strain on our country’s transportation and housing capacities. Others feared that immigrants in the country would cause social problems and erode our distinctive culture. In 2013, there was a riot at Little India involving intoxicated foreign workers from India. After a fatal road accident between a bus and a construction worker, about three hundred migrant labourers from India attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles. This incident fanned the flames of xenophobia, inciting calls to control the influx of foreign workers into Singapore. These people were against letting them …show more content…
Since Ethiopians migrated to other countries, Ethiopian food has become increasingly popular. For instance, injera, a flatbread made from a grain called teff grown in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, is well-liked among gluten-free people. By sharing their cultures, people in host countries gain more knowledge about different ways of life. Singapore would not be an interesting multi-cultural society if immigration had not occurred. Celebrating different festivals, such as Chinese New Year and Deepavali as well as Racial Harmony Day has led to an increased understanding of other cultures. This also makes people more tolerant and respectful of other
Some have blamed migrants for putting additional strain on our country’s transportation and housing capacities. Others feared that immigrants in the country would cause social problems and erode our distinctive culture. In 2013, there was a riot at Little India involving intoxicated foreign workers from India. After a fatal road accident between a bus and a construction worker, about three hundred migrant labourers from India attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles. This incident fanned the flames of xenophobia, inciting calls to control the influx of foreign workers into Singapore. These people were against letting them …show more content…
Since Ethiopians migrated to other countries, Ethiopian food has become increasingly popular. For instance, injera, a flatbread made from a grain called teff grown in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, is well-liked among gluten-free people. By sharing their cultures, people in host countries gain more knowledge about different ways of life. Singapore would not be an interesting multi-cultural society if immigration had not occurred. Celebrating different festivals, such as Chinese New Year and Deepavali as well as Racial Harmony Day has led to an increased understanding of other cultures. This also makes people more tolerant and respectful of other